World of Warcraft Gifts

Brain Hacker

There’s not a lot to say about this item really.

Brain Hacker is a two-handed axe with a damage proc that also lowers the Intellect of your target, making it a very effective weapon against spell casters.

The end of this massive axe is jagged and irregular, with a single jutting spike that resembles the metal end of an ice pick. The back end of the axe blade is covered in convoluted lumps of metal arranged so as to resemble a human cerebrum. The brain hacker is specially designed to slay arcane spell casters.

I picked this up in a Stratholme run on my rogue and won it on a greed roll as no one needed, not being able to use it I put it on the Auction House and made 250g that was a huge amount to me at the time.

I really liked the design so decided to make it a Warcraft Gift Pendant, also it celebrated my windfall on the AH

Someone told me that they thought the name Brain Hacker was a reference to The Matrix but I cant find anything to confirm that.

Welcome to the Warcraft Gift site by WOW Jewellery, this site has come about by combining the 2 passions of my life which are World of Warcraft and Jewellery. I have decided to expand what was initially an undertaking for personal pleasure into a small range of Warcraft Gifts that others hopefully will enjoy. I have played WOW continuously since its introduction into Europe in the early part of 2005, and I have worked in the Jewellery industry for over 23 years.

My first character to lvl60 was a Human Paladin and I was so excited to complete those last few levels, what a grind they were, those of you who can remember will testify to how long that used to take in the first World of Warcraft release. That’s when a friend said that as I worked in the Jewellery Industry I should have something made up to commemorate the occasion, so that’s what I did, I had my first Warcraft Gift made. The piece I chose was the Alliance Crest as the Warcraft Lore behind it fitted in with my Human Paladin. This was the start of my range of Warcraft Gifts.

In other posts on this site I will show each Warcraft Gift I have had made along the way and detail more of the process involved and the Warcraft Lore surrounding each of these Warcraft Gifts. My intention is to develop a complete set of World of Warcraft Racial Crests and significant game Items as Warcraft Gifts, so everyone who plays WoW will be able to purchase a Warcraft Gift that is relevant to them.

Blood Elf Mage

This World of Warcraft Gift was a one off made for a friend who had decided to make his main a Blood Elf mage although why he switched to the Horde I will never understand lol, probably so he could whip me in Battlegrounds:).

He had seen some of the WoW Crests I had made and thought it would be cool to have a Warcraft Gift pendant for himself. This was made up from a drawing produced from a screen shot of his character the piece measures approx 2.5” inches long by 1.25” wide.

I have also added here, along with the picture of this Warcraft Gift, a brief summary of Warcraft Lore about the Blood Elves

The Blood Elves ( Sin’dorei - meaning “children of the blood”)

Some 10,000 years before the First War they were originally the Highborne Elves under the reign of the night elf Queen Azshara. Due to their reckless use of the power of the Well of Eternity they drew the attention of Sargeras and The Burning Legion and this started the War of the Ancients which ended with the destruction of the Well and the release of this power blasted Kalimdor apart. After this Great Sundering the surviving Highborne were exiled from Kalimdor and founded the Kingdom of Quel’Thalas in the Eastern Kingdoms and it was here they formed the Sunwell and called themselves High Elves.

During the Third War, most of the High Elves were eradicated and the Sunwell corrupted when Prince Arthas led his army of the Scourge against them. In remembrance of their fallen brethren, most of them renamed themselves the Blood Elves, or Sin’dorei, and swore to avenge their fallen race. Desperate for aid the Blood Elves allied with the Naga. This was seen as treachery by the Alliance and they were sentenced to death.

Original drawing

Blood Elves feel betrayed by the Alliance and are enemies of both humans and the Night Elves and their only real allies are the Naga although they do work with the Forsaken as they have the same goals.

With the promise of the return of Kael’thas, the Blood Elves have a renewed purpose; they have rebuilt the city of Silvermoon, and now focus on regaining their strength.

Dwarf Crest – Icon of The Forge

I have only had one Dwarf Character in World of Warcraft and that was a Priest, therefore so far I haven’t had a reason to make this into a World of Warcraft Gift but will be doing so now to complete the range of Warcraft Racial Crests.

The reason I started a Dwarf Priest was to get the fear ward which as World of Warcraft raiders will know used to be a racial trait only available to Dwarves. As soon as that changed and it became available to all priests I transferred the character to my daughter as being from Scotland originally I couldn’t stand the awful caricature

The Dwarves of Ironforge live beneath the mountains of Khaz Modan. The Dwarves have always been strong allies to the humansand they revel in the prospects of battle and storytelling alike.

The Dwarves of Ironforge spent countless generations secure in their impregnable stronghold of Ironforge Mountain, rarely venturing beyond the peaks of Dun Morogh. However when the Orcs invaded Azeroth, they eagerly offered to join the Grand Alliance. The Dwarves proved to be the backbone of the Alliance forces and brought victory after victory. An integral part of the Grand Alliance, the rugged Dwarven armies have been called upon many times to battle the Horde in faraway lands.

The symbol of the Dwarves of Ironforge is known as The Icon of the Forge and displays a hammer and an anvil, symbolizing their skill as blacksmiths. The lightning bolts may refer to the Titans, who created the Earthen, who later became the Dwarves. These symbols represent the Dwarves in the Alliance Crest. This piece will make a great Warcraft Gift and I look forward to having it manufactured.

Orc Crest - Icon Of Battle

After having written this blog it has re-ignited my passion for Wow Jewellery and the Warcraft Lore behind the designs so I have decided that I will post a complete set of all the WOW Racial Crests, with the intention that I will have designs for all of them sketched and made up into items for Warcraft Gifts in the future.

The obvious next one for me to do is the “Old Enemy” the Orcs.
The Orcs were born on the world of Draenor, they came to Azeroth through the Dark Portal and started the First World of Warcraft War against the humans while under the influence of the Burning Legion.

The Orcs were once a noble, shamanistic society on Draenor but were corrupted by the Burning Legion and used as pawns in the Legion’s invasion of Azeroth. The Orcs managed to rebel, however, and they were ultimately, during the Third World of Warcraft War, able to help turn the tide against their Demon masters. Led by the Warchief Thrall, the Orcs have reclaimed their strength and honour and have settled in Kalimdor where they have founded the nation of Durotar.

The concept of honour is the most important element of Orcish society for an Orc, honour is as important as his Clan, and most will die defending either Clan or personal reputation. Orcs now have embraced a life of wisdom, honour and the values embodied in the leadership of Thrall.

Now, the Orcs stand ready to fight not for the sake of conquest, but for their very right of survival in their new adopted world.

The Orcs racial crest is The Icon of Battle. The wolves represent the Frostwolf Clan, as well as the Orcs‘ kinship with wolves, and the crossed axes symbolize their skill in battle. The Symbol of the Horde at the centre of the shield represents the Orcs in the Horde Racial Crest.

Icon of Technology

I have had this Crest made into a piece of Wow Jewellery but it was a Warcraft Gift for a friend as I have no Gnome character. I will endeavour to find the original drawings and sketches and a picture of the completed Jewellery piece as I think it looks really good made up in solid Sterling Silver . Once I have them I will add to this post. Edit - (Picture of pendant now included)

The Gnomes’ city of Gnomeregan was built into Ironforge Mountain, but the invading troggs destroyed it and slaughtered its citizens. Many of the surviving Gnomes moved into Khaz Modan and now live with the Ironforge dwarves, others travelled with their Dwarven allies to Kalimdor.

The origin of the Gnomes is not totally clear, however, the quest The Mechagnomes hints that the Gnomes actually began life as a “species” of robots created in Ulduar by a Titan known as “The Grand Architect” and that the changeover from a mechanical robot to a flesh species was an expected part of the process and part of the overall plan when creating them. Gearmaster Mechazod has the power to turn the Gnomes back to their original robot form.

The Gnomes were of great help to the Alliance during the Second War, they built vehicles and gadgets for the Alliance including submarines and flying machines to help defeat the Horde.

Oddly however, the Gnomes declined to send any forces to the aid of the Alliance during the Burning Legion’s recent invasion during the Third War, although their designs did help to turn the tide against the Legion.

The Humans and the Ironforge and Wildhammer Dwarves were shocked and puzzled by Gnomeregans decision to withhold their stout-hearted troops and pilots.

The Crest of the Gnomes – Icon of Technology, displays engineering tools and bolts, this is to represent their skill with developing technology. The Gnomes are represented by the cogs in the Crest of the Alliance.

I had this piece of Wow Jewellery made because I thought that in the game it was one of the best models at that time for a weapon and now i think they would make great Warcraft Gifts for anyone who had this sword in the old WoW. The Phantom Blade is a ghostly white almost translucent blade which was the bane of Rogues everywhere especially in Battlegrounds as it could prevent them from stealthing away, even if they used Vanish.

Phantom-Blade

I still remember my joy at getting this weapon, both on my Paladin and, as main hand on my Rogue, what a cool looking weapon it was and at that time would last you well on into the mid level 50’s or higher, unless you were fortunate to get Thrash Blade from Maraudon, even then I think the Phantom Blade just looks so much better I would still be tempted to keep it. That’s probably why I never went to Maraudon .

It was also one of the few weapons that when sheathed is placed on your back not your side, that looks really nice.

The World of Warcraft Lore attached to the weapon is really interesting to. During the last war, the Lich King outfitted some of his incorporeal Undead Warriors with special armor, making them difficult to deal with. In response, Human craftsmen developed the Phantom Blade to combat this. These longswords are a translucent white colour, and seem to disappear almost entirely in sunlight.

Phantom Blade Sketch

Anathema/Benediction

This was an awesome event when I got this staff inVanilla WOW for my priest, what made this staff special was the fact that it was, in my opinion, hands down the best looking staff in World of Warcraft at that time and pretty difficulty to get. Now i believe they would be fantastic Warcraft gifts for any gamer who ever owned one.

It required almost full Molten Core clears(well up to Majordomo), and a lot of them unless you were very lucky on the drop, then a long and tricky quest chain that at parts needed a 5 man group to complete.

So it gave a certain amount of Kudos to your character to be walking around Ironforge with this beauty equipped.

Oh yes!! and there’s the unique ability to transform it every 30 minutes between the two versions of the staff, the healing version Benediction and the dps version Anathema and you could swap even when in combat.

Originally in ancient Greek the word Anathema meant something that was offered up to God, but through time has come to mean something set apart from God. Sometimes, even accursed. I only put this in as it seemed weird to me how the meaning of things can get so corrupted over time

Anathema/Benediction sketch

I had this item of Wowjewellery made, as a Warcraft Gift, for a close friend of mine, whose Night Elf Hunter has quested with me for nearly three years and we have experienced all the wonders of World of Warcraft together, she is also the friend who did all the sketches for the Jewellery pieces

The Night Elf crest shows the raven or an owl, these are important animals for night elves. It also has a Crescent Moon, tying into the Night Elves faith and their worship of the moon. Then there are the arrows, representing their Marksmanship skill, and their melee weapon the Moonglaive.

The Night Elves are represented on the Alliance Crest by the arrows and a hippogryph.

The Kaldorei, are an ancient race of nocturnal feral nomads who were created during the waking of the world. They lived a primitive existence in the jungles of Kalimdor. Until, during their journeys through Kalimdor they discovered the Well of Eternity, and drawn by its mystic force they settled nearby in their crude dwellings, over time the Well’s power affected the tribe, making them strong, wise, and virtually immortal. The name Kaldorei means “Children of the Stars”.

Their history has shaped them into a devoted warrior race, with a reverence for nature and animistic mystical forces.

The Night Elves and the Quel’dorei “Highborne” or Noble Children were the two castes within the Kaldorei.

Elune the moon goddess is the most prominent figure of worship in the Night Elf culture, this is represented on the Night Elf Crest by the Crescent Moon.

Original Sketch

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Icon of Torment

The next piece of Wowjewellery I had made was the Icon of Torment which is the Crest for the Forsaken Undead, this was to immortalise my Undead Rogue who I had many happy times with in World of Warcraft Battlegrounds.

The Forsaken are humanoids transformed into the Undead, with all the powers associated with the Scourge. They serve the Banshee Queen Sylvanas, looking up to her as their saviour for delivering them from the Lich King’s dominance.

When the Lich King’s power weakened during the events surrounding the Frozen Throne, Sylvanas managed to free herself from Prince Arthas grasp. She also freed many other Undead as well, and recruited powerful allies from the Burning Legion and the surrounding Ogre clans.

Sylvanas then defeated the attempt by the three Dreadlords, Balnazzar, Varimathras, and Detheroc to regain control over the Undead forces in Lordaeron, killing two and forcing the third Varimathras into her service in exchange for sparing his life. Sylvanas named her new force the Forsaken and pronounced herself Queen, and the Undead established their capital in the labyrinthine crypts beneath Lordaeron’s capital city. Their sprawling subterranean realm is called Undercity.

The Icon of Torment symbolizes the Undead leader Sylvanas Windrunner - the “shattered face”, the worn arrows, the tears and the raven on the shield are all symbols of the Forsaken Undead.

The Undead are represented by worn, breaking chains in the Crest of the Horde.

IMO this pendant is very striking and makes the ideal Warcraft Gift for any Gamer.